BERN, SWITZERLAND – The land famous for its cows and cheese is letting down the team: milk consumption is falling. Per person consumption fell by 22 percent from 200 to 2012, says the Federal Agriculture Office, from 86.1 to 67.1 kg during the period. The Swiss are also drinking more lower fat milk, sales of […]

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Friday shoppers at Migros in Vaud will be surprised to see new bags at the checkout that look like plastic but are not: biodegradable, re-usable, compostable. Plastic bags will soon have seen their day at Swiss supermarkets, thanks to parliament’s decision to ban them. Migros, the country’s largest supermarket chain, is taking […]

Valais cooperative Provins named Winemaker of the Year BERN, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Provins in Sion, Valais, a cooperative that is the country’s largest wine producer, walked away from the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse (GPVS) awards in Bern Tuesday night with the title of Swiss Winemaker of the Year 2103 for its […]

Tomorrow we’ll be back to the news, but this is a wine day at GenevaLunch.com, with the morning spent tasting some beautiful Swiss sparkling wines that you’ll soon hear about, in Lausanne, and riding the Metro, one of the city’s best-ever improvements, before taking the train above Lavaux (a must-ride in October for anyone in […]